Command Injection Affecting rpi package, versions *


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 1.15% (85th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-RPI-548942
  • published 18 Feb 2020
  • disclosed 18 Feb 2020
  • credit JHU System Security Lab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for rpi.

Overview

rpi is a Node.js library to use the Raspberry Pi GPIOs.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection. The variable pinNumbver in function GPIO within src/lib/gpio.js is used as part of the arguement of exec function without any sanitization.

PoC by JHU System Security Lab

var RPI = require("rpi");
var pin = new RPI.GPIO(';touch vulnerable.txt;', '123');

References